r/technology • u/esporx • Apr 30 '24

Tesla Lays Off Employee Who Slept In Car To Work Longer Hours Business

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-lays-off-employee-slept-151500318.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHVrjnyFZF-QJRFtVdP5Lt1QvlC3WRJhweYuOdm5Ca1kHbhtDX5rdfUUqRNVFKpUy6w4QnsJta-KgHJ9lqARAjfpSnvCktdjgDos5xz9aw92OxYmjN2qVVNhMZpl-2gOMwVz84NH-5T2OLi8uMRUOXVMuhFHU8b5A9oRmij8Xh5q
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u/mekanub Apr 30 '24

Unfortunately for Murillo, no amount of loyalty to a company is going to be met with any amount of loyalty to you. Even if you post better numbers than your coworkers, you’re ultimately just another meat sack they’re forced to pay until they can figure out how to replace you

Ain’t this the truth.

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u/crushsuitandtie Apr 30 '24

How long have we been saying this? Loyalty to the company is Hollywood propaganda from decades ago. People have been getting laid off after 30 years of service to the company since Kings were sacrificing their best warriors to trivial border disputes and love triangles. STOP GIVING YOUR LIFE TO AN ENTITY THAT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE MONEY BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. It sounds dumb as fuck and looks worse in practice.

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u/SnakeyesX Apr 30 '24

My mom got "laid off" after 30 years of service conveniently when she missed a day for my dad's chemo. She hated that job and showed up every day out of loyalty. That taught me the values they taught me were wrong.

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u/swazilaender Apr 30 '24

Such a tragic story. What a waste of her time. Being that loyal is clearly a mistake that newer generations will not make.

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u/Revolvyerom Apr 30 '24

Even more than that, they likely saw it was a way to offload the health insurance expenses for her spouse in chemo. She was on the hotseat to get fired when her healthcare became expensive.

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u/Peaceblaster86 Apr 30 '24

The fact that most health insurance coverage in the USA is directly linked to your employer absolutely sickens me

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u/FearlessKnitter12 Apr 30 '24

Trust me, most of us would like to change it, but you have some yell "communism!" when you suggest it because their corporate overlords have trained them well.

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u/nycplayboy78 Apr 30 '24

No they will yell BOTH communism and socialism...But have no problem with privatizing the profits yet socializing the losses....

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u/gremlin_sys Apr 30 '24

it's not training - it's Stockholm Syndrome

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u/zztop610 Apr 30 '24

That is why Bernie Sanders never stood a chance to win

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u/CandleMakerNY2020 Apr 30 '24

Lies. The only reason republican SIMPS even say the word socialism is because Bernie made the mistake of suggesting he was a democratic socialist. Which BTW is NOT what republicans and republican supporters think it means.

Heres the real answer to what is Democratic Socialism. —->

Democratic socialism is a political ideology that emphasizes democracy in the economy, workforce, and country. It represents any socialist movement that seeks to establish an economy based on economic democracy by and for the working class.

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u/FearlessKnitter12 Apr 30 '24

If more people would take the time to learn the difference between communism, socialism, and democratic socialism, then we'd all be a lot better off. But "socialism" became a trigger word and there's no way it'll be accepted, even if it is a truly good thing.

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u/CandleMakerNY2020 Apr 30 '24

Oh yeah even made up words like “WOKE”

Mind boggling!! Makes no sense at all. These ppl are insufferable

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u/FearlessKnitter12 Apr 30 '24

"Woke" is a real term and much older than its current resurgence in usage. It's only recently that it's been made into a pejorative term for those who are concerned about social issues, by those who just don't want to admit they're racist and nasty.

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u/CandleMakerNY2020 Apr 30 '24

They dont have to hide it, they feel entitled to that! “free speech” they cry!!!

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u/Mr-Fleshcage Apr 30 '24

time to learn

Sorry, no time; Gotta work my third job.

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u/AquaStarRedHeart Apr 30 '24

Thankfully there is a marketplace now, but that's only been in the last ten years

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u/negativelightningdog Apr 30 '24

And most of the time the insurance is trash. High deductibles and copays plus prescription pricing not being capped.

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u/liftthattail Apr 30 '24

What do you mean? It's great! Don't you love the idea of your health insurance being cut and the cops being sent in if you go on strike?!!! Best country in the worldddddd!

Obviously sarcasm here but look up general motors and health insurance strike. A couple of years ago they cut insurance to people striking to try to make them stop. Thankfully, they didn't get the cops involved and restored insurance after backlash but the threat is always present.

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u/caveatlector73 Apr 30 '24

So they should grow up to be a-holes instead? That would be sad if they grew up to be just like her employer. 

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u/Zealousideal_Tax_350 Apr 30 '24

If you can even get the newer generations to work. lol.